Introducing the
2009-2010
Fellows Officers
David S. Houghton
Chair
Kay H. Hodge
Chair-Elect
Doreen D. Dodson
Secretary
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"Not That Into You": Insight from the ABF's After the JD Project
Ronit Dinovitzer, Faculty
Fellow at the ABF,
and Bryan Garth,
ABF Director Emeritus,
draw from findings of
the After the JD project
to shed light on the
satisfaction levels of
young associates in their
article, "Not That Into You,"
which appeared in the
September 2009 issue of
The American Lawyer.
Click here to see the full article.
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Missouri Fellows Annual Breakfast Meeting
The Missouri Fellows
gathered for their
Annual Breakfast Meeting
on September 25 at the
Ballpark Hilton in St. Louis.
Thank you to all
Fellows who attended
and to Doreen Dodson
for hosting the event.
Special thanks to
ABF Research Professor
Susan Shapiro for her
engaging presentation,
"My Brother's Keeper:
Surrogate Decision-Making
at the End of Life."
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Nominate a
new Fellow!
Do you know a lawyer,
judge or legal scholar of
outstanding achievement
and high character
whom you would like to
honor with a nomination
to The Fellows?
Click here to download a nomination form.
Nominees are subject to
approval by The Fellows
Officers, State Chairs and
the ABF Board of Directors.
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The Fellows of the
American Bar Foundation
750 N. Lake Shore Drive
Fourth Floor
Chicago, IL 60611
fellows@abfn.org
(800) 292-5065
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| Dear Fellows,
We are pleased to announce that 2008-2009 was a record-setting fiscal year for The Fellows! Despite challenging economic times, The Fellows donated more than $1,046,000 to support the American Bar Foundation's rigorous research agenda. Thank you for your generous contributions. We look forward to another successful year in 2009-2010. With your help, we will again break the Fellows fundraising record! If you have any questions about making a donation or your giving history, please contact the Fellows office at (800) 292-5065 or fellows@abfn.org. If you wish to make your 2009-2010 contribution online, please click here. Thank you, once again, for your membership and support.
Sincerely,
The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation |
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2010 ABA Midyear Meeting
Registration for Fellows events at the 2010 Midyear
Meeting in Orlando, Florida will open in December.
 For a preliminary schedule, please click here.
Save the date for the
Fellows Annual Awards Reception and Banquet
on Saturday, February 6
at Isleworth Country Club,
featuring keynote speaker
Steven D. Levitt,
ABF Research Professor
and author of Freakonomics
and SuperFreakonomics (available October 20).
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Call for Nominations: 2010 Fellows Awards
The 2010 Fellows Awards will be presented in Orlando, Florida on February 6, 2010. The Fellows are currently accepting nominations for the 2010 Outstanding Service and Outstanding Scholar Awards. The deadline for nomination submissions is October 14, 2009. For further information and to download a nomination form, please click here. |
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Summer Research Diversity Fellowships
The American Bar Foundation was delighted to welcome this year's
recipients of the Summer Research Diversity Fellowships in Law and Social Science. Chosen from a competitive nationwide pool,
the four undergraduate students spent the summer assisting
ABF research faculty with complex sociolegal research projects.
Pictured, from left: Gabriela Jara, Alana Kirkland,
Cara McClellan and Amin Montgomery.
The Summer Diversity Fellowship Program is designed to introduce
undergraduates from diverse backgrounds to the rewards and
demands of a research-oriented career in the fields of law and
social science. The ABF would like to thank the sponsors of the
2009 Summer Research Diversity Fellowships: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
James D. Montgomery & Associates, Ltd.
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
The Kenneth F. & Harle G. Montgomery Foundation
The National Science Foundation
The Solon E. Summerfield Foundation, Inc.
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Third Annual Washington Fellows Dinner
More than sixty Fellows were in attendance for the third
Annual Washington Fellows Dinner in Seattle on October 1.
Hosted by Washington Fellows State Chairs Benes Aldana,
Peter Ehrlichman and Kathleen Hopkins, the event featured
remarks from Life Fellow Bill Gates, Sr., Co-Chair of the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and author of the recently published
book Showing Up for Life: Thoughts on the Gifts of a Lifetime.
Pictured, from left: Peter Ehrlichman, Kathleen Hopkins,
Commander Benes Aldana and Bill Gates, Sr.
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2009 ABA Annual Meeting
Thanks to those who attended
the Fellows events at this year's
ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago.
We look forward to seeing
you again in Orlando!
Right:
Life Fellows Recognition Reception
at Northwestern Law School.
Below, from left:
Former ABF Doctoral Fellow Sida Liu,
ABF Research Professor John Hagan,
Rachel Hodge and Chair-Elect of The Fellows Kay Hodge.
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